Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 51

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Small Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 728		1856 Flying Eagle Cent. PCGS graded Proof 55. A popular key date. An attractive business strike and collectors desirous of owning one often choose this quality for its bringing together of high grade and detail with reasonable price for that reason. The surfaces are light brown overall with faint traces of deeper brownish gray surrounding the devices and letters. We note a short scratch through the lower right ribbon end on the reverse. Surfaces choice and smooth, rims without problems. Well struck on the devices.Pop 21. (PCGS # 2037) . Of all 1856 Flying Eagle cents struck in 1856 or very early 1857 and considered "originals," on the reverse the left leaf extends upward slightly above the baseline of the C in CENT; the leaf on the right is about even with the right bottom of the T in CENT. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 729		1860 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned, a lustrous example of the short-lived Copper-nickel Indian cent produced from 1859 to 1864. In a way, the Flying Eagle and Indian cents of 1857 to 1864 were a bridge, if you will, between the old-style large format coppers struck between 1793 and 1857, and the new French bronze pieces of 48-grains weight adopted in 1864 that remained in production until 1982 (PCGS # 2058) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $374
Lot 730		1864 Indian Head Cent. Copper-nickel. PCGS graded Proof 64. Nice even toning. A bright and bold example with choice luster defect-free surfaces. Above average for one of the scarce copper-nickels Proofs. Low mintage: only 370 Proofs minted. Pop 74; 53 finer. (PCGS # 2265) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 731		1877 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Well struck with traces of golden-brown iridescense and deep reds around and within devices. The persuasive warm brownish glow of mirror-deep luster includes some hints of other lovely colors in a few areas. Struck with preciseness only now and then found. Only 900 Proofs minted for this key date Indian cent. Pop 14; 10 finer, 8 in 65, 2 in 66 (PCGS # 2318) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,278
Lot 732		1877 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded About Good-3 Brown. A nice bold clear date. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 733		1877 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded About Good-3 Brown. A nice clear date. Popular key date to the set. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 734		1896 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Nearly a full red coin and probably should be called Red. A radiant gem. Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 735		1902 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red. A nice blazing red coin. Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 736		1905 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Wonderful delicate rainbow toning adds to its appeal. A razor-sharp Proof and one of a total of 2,152 Proofs minted. Pop 96; 56 finer. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 737		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Well struck with traces of golden, delicately wood-grain mint luster in the protected areas. Always in great demand as the Key Lincoln Head Cent. Mintage: 484,000. The mintage of 309,000 Indian Cents dated 1909-S, was executed in January. Why no additional ones were coined isn't known, since the Lincoln dies were not available until June. Like its Philadelphia Mint relative, the 1909-S V.D.B. is usually well struck. The acquisition of a 1909-S V.D.B. cent usually marks the completion of this series for a coin collector. While a number of other dates may be technically rarer in Mint condition, this coveted issue remains the most famous entry in terms of the total number available in all grades. For many years it has also been the most widely known outside of the numismatic community (PCGS # 2427) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 738		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. PCGS graded EF-45 Brown. A pleasing uniform chocolate brown example of the most popular Lincoln Cent. Some verdigris around the devices (PCGS # 2426) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 739		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. PCGS graded VF-35 Brown. Nice uniform chocolate brown. Popular key date (PCGS # 2426) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 740		1910-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. A rich coppery to orange-gold color beaming with originality. Especially bold strike. (Later S-mint Lincolns from this decade tend to be more poorly made than the bold 1909-S & 1910-S issues for some reason.) (PCGS # 2440) . Estimated Value $240 - 260. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 741		1911-S Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Well struck and nearly fully red, all of which serves to enhance the beauty (and, naturally, the coin's desirable quality). Only 4,026,000 minted. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 742		1912 Lincoln Cent. MS-65 Red & Brown. Nicely struck throughout, the partially red surfaces merge into a faint glimmer of warm coppery golden brown color on both sides. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Unsold
Lot 743		1912-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Well struck. A lustrous coin that has sleek luster and rich full-red color without diminishment. Full sharp hair curls on Lincoln and excellent detail in the coat lapel. A very scarce date when fully red. Pop 159; 42 in 65 Red (PCGS # 2458) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 744		1914-D Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Well struck with lots of mint red intact. A very desirable example of this Key date Lincoln cent. 1914-D cents are much better struck than the "D" cents of 1911 through 1913. Most show full details, with only slight softening of the numerals and lettering. Recognized as a rarity as early as the 1930s, long after most had reached circulation, its value really took off during the 1950s and early '60s. Only 1.193 million cents were struck in Denver in 1914. As we said before, this issue is difficult to locate fully lustrous since most circulated. Besides the lovely reddish-tan color, this coin displays sleek surfaces that guarantee its position as one of the most desirable Gem quality survivors to be had by advanced collectors. The strike is crisp throughout and every feature rises strongly above the fields. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 745		1914-D Lincoln Cent. VF-20 Brown. Nice uniform chocolate brown. Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 746		1914-D Lincoln Cent. Good-5. Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 747		1921 Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. A lovely glossy gem example and the finest graded Brown example of this date. Pop 1; none finer. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 748		1922 Lincoln Cent. No D. NGC graded VF-25 Brown Strong Reverse. A very pleasing example of this popular 20th century variety. Humorous anecdote: Commenting informally on the limited coinage of cents for 1922, Mint Director F. E. Scobey remarked: "There have been approximately $46,000,000 worth of pennies coined since the mint began in 1792, so what's the use of making more, when about the only things you can still buy with a penny nowadays are lollypops?". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 749		1922-D Lincoln Cent. Weak D. NGC graded VF-20 Brown. The mint mark is barely visable. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 750		1931-S Lincoln Cent. Each EF-40. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $160 - 170. View details	Realized $213
Lot 751		1931-S Lincoln Cent. MS-60 Brown. Only 866,000 minted. Key date. Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 752		1941 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown PQ. Lovely iridescent toning on both sides adds to its appeal (PCGS # 3348) . Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 753		1957-D Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-65 RB. Lovely shades of red, blue, and green colors. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 754		1964 MINT ERROR. Deep Die Cap. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. Quite unusual. When a blank is struck into a coin, the usual procedure is for the hammer die to strike down forcing the blank against the reverse (lower) die and the collar. The upper die then pulls back up, the lower die moves up, pushing the struck coin out of the collar, permitting ejection to occur. This is what happens when all goes well. There is an unusual sequence which happens when the system malfunctions: when the hammer die moves back up after a strike, the struck coin sticks to the upper die. The coin adhered to the upper die is known as a die cap, or simply a cap. With repeated strikes in that press, while the cap is stuck to that upper die, the design on the bottom of the cap will get weaker and flatter. The coin takes on the familiar cup-shape of a capped die strike (PCGS # 2890) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 755		1966 Lincoln Cent. SMS. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Wonderful blue and brown colors. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 3291) . Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $138
Lot 756		A lovely lot of Semi Key Date Lincoln Cents. Consists of: 1910-S (50), 1911-S (21), 1913-S (50), 1915-S (50). The coins range in grade from About Good to Fine. A very worthwhile lot worthy of inspection prior to bidding. Lot of 171 coins. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 757		A partial roll of Lincoln Cents. Consists of: 1909, 1909-VDB, 1912-S (4), 1922-D (20). Coins range from Good to Very Fine. Lot of 26 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 758		A Partial Set of Lincoln Cents. Mounted in a Dansco album. A nice set which includes a 1909-S VDB and a 1922 No D. Coins range from VG to Unc. Missing the 1914-D. 89 coins. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 759		1909-S Lot of 5 pieces. Coins grade Good to Very Good. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details	Unsold
Lot 760		A small lot of higher grade Lincolns. Consists of: 1913-D, 1914, 1917, 1922-D, 1925-D, 1926-S. Coins will grade EF to Mint State. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details	Realized $288
Lot 761		1968-S. A $50.00 Bag from the U.S. Mint. For years this bag was sealed and we opened it to check for the date. A total of 5000 coins all in original Brilliant Uncirculated condition and unchecked for gems. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $115